The Vantage Point Team

Cristine Carpenter, co-founder and the President of Vantage Point Consulting

A minority woman and a US Navy veteran, Ms. Carpenter understands and cares deeply about the imnportance of empowering people to achieve their highest potential. This is a philosophy that forms the foundation how Vantage Point hires, trains, and empowers its employees as well as the nature of the products and services that Vantage Point offers. Ms. Carpenter served in both Active Duty and the Reserves with the Navy in Human Resource Personnel Resource Command (HRPRC) for over 10 years with tours in Italy, London, and Washington, DC. She was also mobilized reservist in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004.

Jeffrey Carpenter is co-founder and the Vice-President of Vantage Point Consulting

Mr. Carpenter has over ten years of experience in driving transformational change in higher education human capital development as a management consult with Price Waterhouse Cooopers (PWC Consulting) and IBM Business Consulting Services. Mr. Carpenter is a certificed project management professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has a joint masters degree in Public Policy and Business Administration from Georgetown University. He combines professional training, years of experience leading complex projects, and a personal passion for helping individuals and organizations set and reach ambitious and transformational goals.

Brenda George, Chief Operating Officer

After over 15 years in airline training and management, writing and facilitating training manuals, Brenda George saw the wave of the future and turned her interests to Online Marketing and Training. She began working for an e-tailer that successfully went public where she learned in-depth methods of marketing on the Internet. Brenda has worked in Internet marketing and training for many years and currently works with Vantage Point developing success programs and working with mentors in improving retention in higher education. Brenda assists in developing effective, results-oriented mentor training programs as well as innovative e-learning programs, with effective follow up and coaching programs to increase enrollment.

Nancy Hendrickson, Chief Communications Officer

Nancy Hendrickson is a creative problem solver with more than 15 years of online experience. The author of four books and hundreds of magazine articles, she lends her marketing, teamwork, and writing skills to Vantage Point clients who seek to improve their marketing message. She approaches business or educational challenges from the Vantage Point perspective--one of listening, analyzing, solution crafting, and implementation.

Patti Hunt, Military Marketing Specialist

Patti Hunt is Vantage Point's Military Marketing Specialist, coordinating private Ed Fair and Military Counseling Events for our college clients. With more than 10 years experience in higher education, Patti is passionate about advising students on how to best meet theirgoals. Patti's background includes roles in College Admissions, Academic Advising, Faculty Coordinator, and Online Instructing. During her one and a half-years experience as Program Mentor for GoArmyEd, she experienced the issues faced by military personnel in obtaining a higher education. Today, she leads our Military Marketing Program, marketing client colleges to Education Centers, Education Fairs, while constantly building relationships with Education Service Officers, Recruiters, and Education Counselors.

Jennifer Wolverton, Senior Program Mentor

Jennifer Wolverton has been involved in Mentoring and Advising for over 10 years in several capacities. As an Independent Living Specialist, she assisted youth with transitioning from foster care to living independently, obtaining employment, and realizing educational goals. As the Director of Online Learning, she resolved Help Desk Cases and assisted students with problem resolutions. In her role as Senior Program Mentor at Vantage Point Consulting, Ms. Wolverton advises students with course choices, helps set long and short-term goals, aids in problem resolution, and assists students with completing their education.

Clara Evans, Program Mentor

Clara Evans has been involved in Mentoring and Advising for over 6 years in different capacities. She has worked with military personnel as a Program Mentor through the GoArmyEd program, Counsel Support for the eArmyU program, a Test Examiner, Test Protector, and a Multi- Use Learning Facility Assistant. She resolved Help Desk Cases and assisted students with problem resolution, testing preparation, and transcript requests. As a Program Mentor, she helps students with goal-setting, motivation, course choices, and problem resolution.